How Effective Are Your Small Groups?

Church small groups usually start with excitement and momentum but after a year or two can turn into an inwardly focused and dull experience. That’s not everyone’s experience, but it is common.

Small groups are a good idea though. Jesus had a small group. The book of Acts is filled with home gatherings. We know that a Sunday worship gathering is not enough by itself to help people grow in maturity. Therefore, some other type of smaller accountability groups are a [read more] ...

ESV Large Print Bible

Is your eyesight demanding that you invest in an ESV Large Print Bible? Perhaps a relative or friend is in this situation? Are you tired of searching for your glasses or just too proud to wear them? You or someone else could REALLY benefit from this Bible …

Either way, you are privileged to have the truly incredible option of the ESV Large Print Bible. The majority of previous customers have given this popular version 5 stars! But why?

Along with the obvious advantage of [read more] ...

ESV Thinline

I’m not sure how it happened but last week someone mailed me an ESV Thinline Bible. I specifically got the Chestnut Diamond Design version. I’ve been REALLY wanting a new Bible to preach with and the ESV Thinline is EXACTLY what I wanted. The fact that I got it for free was a wonderful surprise.

To be honest I was getting tired with the thickness of my NASB and I wanted something with a sharp looking cover, and I was wanting to preach [read more] ...

Bible Commentaries

Which of the many bible commentaries is a good fit for you? Check out this resource which breaks down some of the best Bible commentaries available.  It is in no particular order but should be an impartial listing. Investing in a quality resource like this is critical if you desire to grasp and even teach the Bible more fully.

Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible

Matthew Henry, the 17th and early 18th Century minister in Chester, England, takes us from Genesis to Revelation [read more] ...

How Do You Make Disciples?

At eatJesus.com we have pointed out before that church culture has extremes — attenders and elitists. The tragedy is that neither may actually know Christ.

There are the attenders, we call them spooners, who never grow in their desire to know Jesus for themselves. The skill of devotion is ignored and spiritual responsibility abdicated. They rarely ever read the Bible themselves. They simply show up on Sundays and let their mouths hang open so that the preacher guy can fill them with information [read more] ...

Bible On CD

After owning the Bible on CD for a number of years now I can confidently say that it was one of the smartest investments I’ve ever made.

A large amount of Christians are ashamed at their lack of discipline when it comes to delving into the Bible on a regular basis. If it’s the primary way that God has revealed himself to us then why wouldn’t we be more diligent in reading it? Not out of obligation, but out of dedication. [read more] ...

ESV Study Bible Review

Looking for an ESV Study Bible review that gives you the quick facts and cuts out the fluff? A review that condenses the myriad of others? Here you go …

Strengths: ESV Study Bible Review Multiple edition styles to suit your personal design and color preferences. The ESV guarantee. If you find a defect get a replacement of equal or greater value. Smyth sewn binding. Considered the most durable binding process. A hard Bible to break or wear out! Allows Bible to lay open, very useful [read more] ...

Too Many Bibles?

In their book “God is Back,” Economist journalists John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge describe the plethora of Bible versions now available:

“Thomas Nelson, the Nashville-based Bible firm, publishes sixty editions of the Bible every year. The Good Book now comes in every color of the rainbow, including the colors of your college. There are Bibles for every category of humanity, from “seekers” to cowboys, from brides to barmen. The African American Jubilee Bible contains over three hundred pages on the black [read more] ...